Plant ultrasound detection: a cost-effective method for identifying plant ultrasonic emissions

Plant Signal Behav. 2024 Dec 31;19(1):2310974. doi: 10.1080/15592324.2024.2310974. Epub 2024 Feb 12.

Abstract

Plants have been observed to produce short ultrasonic emissions (UEs), and current research is focusing on developing noninvasive techniques for recording and analyzing these emissions. A standardized methodology has not been established yet; in this paper we suggest a cost-effective procedure for recording, extracting, and identifying plant UEs using only a single ultrasound microphone, a laptop computer, and open-source software.

Keywords: Plant acoustics; airborne sound vibrations; non-invasive plant UE recording; plant ultrasonic emissions; ultrasound microphone.

MeSH terms

  • Acoustics*
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Plants
  • Ultrasonics*

Grants and funding

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